Financial Controller | The Social Loan Company

A well-known and well-reputed Company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is looking for an experienced, skilled, competent, mature, qualified, creative, and intelligent candidate with significant knowledge and relevant working experience for the position of “Financial Controller”.

Company Name
The Social Loan Company
Qualification  ACCA
Experience 7 – 10 years of Relevant Experience Required
Monthly Salary 10,000 AED – 12,000 AED 
Employment Type Full  Time | Permanent
Company Size 50-100 Employees
Benefits Medical Insurance 
Location Dubai

About TSLC

The Social Loan Company (TSLC) is an AI-powered credit-lead full-stack Neo bank on a global mission to expand credit access by simplifying loans and providing hyper-personalized and affordable financial solutions to underserved mainstream consumers in core emerging and frontier markets across the world.

The company is on a global expansion drive to execute on its vision of making a significant financial inclusion impact, by developing and deploying groundbreaking, sophisticated technologies that leverage machine learning and data science, to enable credit mobility, unlock financial opportunities for everyday consumers and empower low-to-moderate income communities in select markets.

Founded in Singapore in 2016 and currently operating as CASHe in India, TSLC has secured transformational partnerships, to deliver inclusive financial services, with Google Pay, Amazon, Mastercard and Airtel, amongst others.

The TSLC Team

We are a team of start-up builders, with a restless passion for excellence and unafraid to take calculated risks. We dream big and strive for excellence. We have an ambitious growth plan and are looking for values-aligned individuals to join our team. We want people willing to take ownership, are able to thrive in a fast-changing environment and passionate about building the leading financial inclusion platform in the region – and beyond.

Responsibilities

· Consolidation of financials monthly as per IFRS, overseeing the elimination of transactions and balances.

· Work with global teams to align accounting policies and procedures.

· Develop and manage the FP&A planning cadences including the rolling forecast, management and corporate-level reporting, and consolidations.

· Think strategically and help with tactical execution using the models to aid in decision making, overall company strategy, and worldwide operations.

· Partner cross-functionally with revenue generating and operational business leaders to apply financial insights to decision-making across regional policymaking and strategy.

· Support future funding initiatives to raise debt and equity financing as well long-term strategic activity.

· Build sophisticated in-depth financial models from scratch to enable business planning and decision-making.

· Manage the forecast, perform root cause analysis and provide decision support pertaining to operating expenses and headcount plans across all departments of the organisation.

· Develop key financial metrics and dashboards, and maintain the highest level of data quality.

· Improve planning accuracy by driving down the actual vs. forecast variance for total company and by business segment.

· Introduce, build and leverage financial planning software such Planful, Adaptive Insights or similar for the purpose of budgeting and forecasting.

· Be the subject matter expert on P2P, systems and controls for global operating expense.

· Partner with accounting to provide input and thought leadership on month-end close, audits, and reporting needs.

What You’ll Need

· Autonomous and highly motivated

· Can-do attitude with focus in creative solutions

· Strong managerial skills to develop the existing accounting team

· Handle work pressure and take decisions in a fast-moving environment

Skills / Programs

· ACCA qualified Chartered Accountant with 7 – 10 years post-qualification experience

· First-hand experience in IFRS accounting.

· Previous experience in group consolidation.

· Previous experience in a start-up environment is a plus

· Previous experience in QuickBooks is a plus

What We Offer

· A competitive salary and package.

· A diverse team and inclusive culture.

· Relocation expenses

If you want to learn more or wish to apply for this role.

Please reach out to: Head of People and Talent

Accounting & Finance